Car end.



C. W. DAKE.

CAR END.

APPLICATION FILED IAII.27, I9I5.

Patented Sept. l1, 191'?.

CHARLES W. BAKE, 0F CHICAGQILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR. TO PYLEQ'TIONAL ELECTRL HEADLIGHT COMPANY, Oli' CHICAGO, ILLINOS, A CORPORATEON @E NEW JERSEY.

CAR END.

Lasarte.

epecicaton of Letters Patent,

Application led January 27, 1915. Serial No. 4,611.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

vBe it known thatl l, CHARLES W. Dann,-

.a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Car Ends, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to car ends and has for its object to provide a stitlened insulatingsheet metal car end adapted to be secured in any desired manner to any kind of car whether of steel or wooden frame.

It is illustrated diagrammatically in the accompanying drawing where l do not show all the details of connection or the details of the car.

Figure l is an elevation of a oar with my car end attached; f

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the car end proper on the line 2--2 of Fig. l.

' Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross section in the line. 3-3 of Fig. l.

Like parts are indicated by the same letters in all iigures.

A is the top, B, B the sides, C the bottom sill of a car. l) is a plate preferably hat and E is a plate arranged in a parallel plane but separate from the plane of the plate D. The edge or" the plate E is preferably bent at F toward the plane of the slate D and provided with-an edge G which makes contact with the outer edge of the plate D at J. Between the two plates are a series of spacers which may consist of beams K, K, channel bars l lil or of any desired former shape and bearing upon the opposed surfaces of the two plates. Both are illustrated in the drawings and they maybe used simultaneously. These spacers may be arranged in any desired manner vertically' or horizontally. The two plates are preferably secured together by the rivets ld which cooperate with the thirnbles or strips the case may be. lt is possible that such spacers might be dispensed with; but the preferred form of my device is that wherein the two plates are spaced and secured together in some such manner as indicated.

The sheet metal car end may be secured to the car frame in any desired manner, as

Y for example by the bolts N, N and the two 'firmly secured together -sulation space between ln the form illustrated my car end consists of two plates in separated planes secured together, preferably provided an outer flat rim for engagement with the car frame surfaces and with spacers and se-' curing devices whereby they are rigidly and with a suitable inthem.

ln this way I get the truss ellect to strengthen the car against pressure from either side.

The structure so made can, of course, he divided into sections, vertical or horizontal, and the sections be properly attached together. For example, l have shown the car end as composed of two sections with a connecting beam to which they are riveted. l show the plates as liet, but, of course, their surface configuration could he changed in any desired manner and they be made of an thickness which experience mav '"usi tify or the necessity of any particular case require.

l have described my invention as a car end. lt will be obvious, however that cX- cept for such arrangements as are made for the attachment of the plate or plates to the car end, the sheet metal structure is equally applicable for any other purpose and particularly for the building up of the sides of cars. l wish, therefore. my expression car end, so far as it applies lto the sheet metal structure itself, at least to be 'understood as relating to and covering sheet metal structures of the kind suitable for car ends or for other purposes.

l claim:

A car end comprising two dat plates parallel with and separated from one another intermediate spacing members between. the plates the edge of one of the plates beL ing bent inwardly about its periphery to engage the other such bending 'being locall-Patented Sept., Ell,

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im@ by the periphery so that such bant paie mites the form of n truncated pyramid, and. means for fastening the plate edges t0- gether and for fastening and locking the plates together upon the spacers and holding the parts all in permanentrelaton.

En testimony whereof, ax my signature 'in the presence of two witnesses this 23rd BESSE. S. ROE, MINNIE M, LNDENAU. 

